2. • He was the son of Vairab Singh, a dacoit who
died in police combat. He was adopted by a
policeman. On growing up, he set up the
“Naagrik Suraksha Dal (NASUD)” that aids the
police in combating dacoits. Who?
10. • A brother-in-law of Jawaharlal Nehru, he was
born on the same day as JLN, eight years his
senior. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal
Society of London (FRS) in 1936, the highest
British scientific honor, awarded for the first
time to an Indian botanist. An institute of
science is named after him in Lucknow. Who?
12. • Other than Pradosh Chandra Mitter (Felu-da)
and Trilokeshwar Shonku, Satyajit Ray had
created a 3rd character whom he extensively
based his stories upon. This person have had
several professions and narrated his stories to
a group of teenagers about the adventures he
had while working in different parts of India.
Who is he?
16. • X is an ancient Tamil tradition called
Eruthazhuvuthal, popular amongst warriors
during the Tamil classical period According to
legend, in olden days X was used by women to
choose their husbands. Vadi manju virattu,
Vaeli virattu and Vadam manjuvirattu are 3
variants. What is X?
18. • X is spread over an area of 175 hectares, or
0.67 square miles (1.7 km2). The total (and
largely informal) turnover of X is estimated to
be between US$500 million and over US$650
million per year. X has a population of
between 600,000 and over 1 million people.
What is X?
19. Name this Malayalam film which had 2
different endings to please the fans of
both leading men
20. • X was an English language weekly
newsmagazine that started publication in
1880 and ceasing publication in 1993. X was
edited by A.S. Raman, Khushwant Singh, M. V.
Kamath, and Pritish Nandy among others.
What is X?
22. • Held annually in Pune, Maharashtra since
1953, this festival was founded by the Arya
Sangeet Prasarak Mandal and Pt. Bhimsen
Joshi, who led and organized each festival
until 2002. Which festival?
23. Who is this famous Bengali historian,
writer, paleographer and epigrapher
who did his M.A. in history from
Calcutta University and taught at BHU
till his premature death in 1930.
24. • X kingdom was established by Birpal in 1187
with the capital at Sadiya. The X are an
indigenous ethnic group that speak a Tibeto-
Burman language. The most illustrious of the
X kings was Gauri Narayan (Ratnadhwajpal),
son of Birpal. What is X?
25. An incredible achiever, especially given
the background he has come from. In
news in 2010. Who?
26. • Where in India will one see a statue of Veiled
Rebecca by G.B. Benzoni, an Italian sculptor?
28. • The son of a Hindu priest, who later became a
food seller, he was the last Hindu king to rule
Delhi and the last Indian king to adopt the
name “Vikramaditya”. Who?
30. • The “Global Indian of the year 2010”, he is
considered to be one of the prominent
management gurus. This IT-BHU and HBS
alumnus is the author of various books on
business, including “Talent Masters”, “Leaders
At All Levels”, etc. Who?
33. • Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey and Shashanka
Ghosh are credited with conceptualizing X in
1994. “We are like this only” was a 2 minute
gag where X first occurred. Who / what is X?
36. • CeeJay House in Worli, Mumbai is considered
to be the most expensive office space in India
and houses I-Banks like Nomura, Credit Suisse,
Barclays and Rothschild. Who owns the
property?
